Two-Dimensional Simulations of Pair-Instability Supernovae

AUTHOR(S)

Chen, Ke-Jung; Heger, Alexander; Almgren, Ann S.

PUB. DATE

November 2010

SOURCE

AIP Conference Proceedings;11/3/2010, Vol. 1294 Issue 1, p255

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

We present preliminary results from two-dimensional numerical studies of nuclear burning and hydrodynamic instabilities in pair-instability supernova (PSN) performed with the new radiation-hydrodynamics code CASTRO.

ACCESSION #

55200042

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